- glue some rocks and skulls to your base
- prime with Mechanicus Standard Grey
- add the sand with basing glue
- heavy dilut Balor Brown so it becomes really runny and basecoat the sand with it
- basecoat the rocks with Zandri Dust
- wash with Agrax Earthshade on all rocks and some of the sand (again highly diluted) so you get a cool fade effect
- drybrush the sand with Zamesi Desert
- basecoat the skull with Rakarth Flesh , wash it with Agrax Earthshade
- add a lightly drybrush on the sand Screaming Skull and a heavier on the skull
- highlight the skull with Pallid Wych Flesh
- add some tufts for a nice finish