SUMMARY FROM TONIGHTS CLASS 3/17/2026
Summary Rhinestone Design and AI Training Ray welcomed participants to the meeting and discussed his previous training sessions on rhinestone design, templates, ChatGPT, and AI usage over the past three months. He explained his journey of creating the Rhinestone University group to connect with like-minded individuals and shared insights about different rhinestone application methods, including hand-setting and heat pressing. Ray also mentioned capturing meeting transcripts going forward and welcomed new attendees, including iPhone who was attending their first meeting. Rhinestone Design and Class Updates Ray demonstrated a rhinestone design on a shirt featuring a Ferrari logo, explaining the process of measuring the shirt and setting up the workspace. He announced that the new class starting date has been moved from May 1st to April 1st, and discussed plans for upcoming training sessions where founders will showcase their skills. Ray encountered some technical difficulties while searching for specific design templates, highlighting the importance of proper file naming practices. Corel Draw Training and Restructuring Ray demonstrated Corel Draw's auto-backup feature and discussed design techniques, including gang sheeting to optimize vinyl and rhinestone flock usage. He explained how to create mock-ups and showed different color variations of a car design, emphasizing the flexibility of rhinestone template creation. Ray announced plans to restructure the training program into a more school-like environment with structured lessons, leaderboards, and pre-released designs, while congratulating participants for joining the RHINESTON journey. Design Class New Member Orientation The meeting served as an introduction session for new members of a design class led by Ray. Several participants, including Lola, Sharon, Shonda, Iris, and Juana, shared their experiences working with Ray and using the Corel Draw and TRW Design Wizard software. Ray advised continuing to use Corel Draw 5.0 Pro until it is no longer supported before transitioning to version 6.0. Participants discussed the software requirements and subscription options for the latest versions.