Before we get into this, make sure the render engine in Blender is set to Cycles ... a great idea – and then enable the Use Node option in the Shader panel. To make our jelly just right, we ...

After that add a material called ‘M_Peppermint’ and check the Use Node box on the Shader panel. At this point we’re good to ...

Blender users can now streamline their workflow with a new 3ds Max-inspired Material Editor, offering features like node-based material creation and one-click shader access.