Blender 3D: Designing Objects

Creating a clear (glassy) polystyrene material

In this recipe, we will create a glassy polystyrene material (which you find on the body of ballpoint pens), as shown in the following screenshot:

The glassy polystyrene material as it appears in the final rendering

Getting ready...

First, we need the usual preparation:

1. Start Blender and load the 9931OS_Suzanne_start.blend file.
2. Select the Suzanne mesh and press T. In the Tool Shelf panel on the left side, select Flat under Shading. Press T again to close the Tool Shelf panel.
3. Go to the Object modifiers window in the Properties panel and delete the Subdivision Surface modifier. Add a Solidify modifier and ...