Trying to understand paths.

gunzelguy,

As I (mis)understand this, I believe you use the word Layer (as PS speak) for Object, and you wish to have a number of objects in the form of independent paths, maybe abutted end to end.

If that is the case, with the Pen Tool you can start out by:

• Suffering the creation of one or more continuous multisegment paths, and then cut them into individual shorter paths by using the Scissors Tool on the relevant Anchor Points, or
• Create the first desired path with one or more segments, then press P to start a new path and either just Click/ClickDrag at the desired different starting point, or with a coincident starting point Click a bit off and then press the Spacebar and move it to snap to the previous end point (with Smart Guides telling you when you are within snapping distance) and ClickDrag from there (to start a curve) or go straight to the next Anchor Point (to start straight).

I wonder whether you have done something like that in the past.

Or what Carlos said.

Edit: Hi Carlos, mild mid September here.

Edit: Hi Jacob 🙂

one of In-app tutorials

https://www.adobe.com/learn/illustrator/web/pen-tool-exercises?learnIn=1&locale=en

here's a "game" to practice

https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/games/pen-tool-game/

here's another practice game

https://bezier.method.ac/

and here's a more traditional excercise template style practice

https://www.behance.net/gallery/29099185/Pen-Tool-Exercises