Salt Desert Basing. Any ideas?

Hey guys,
I was recently asked about basing my Ogres so started giving it another thought.
The way I'm thinking I would like it to look is pretty much like the Desolate Sands level of Diablo3. This site has some good screenshot of what I'm talking about.
http://afantasyreader.blogspot.com/2012/05/diablo-3-and-way-of-kings.html

Talking to a friend he suggested Crackle Paint.

Anyone have any ideas or advice?

Looking at my Ogres I'm not entirely sure that's the best match anyway though. Anyone think that's a bad idea and suggest another style base?

~Dubbel_Zout

I did it on a regiment of bulls, but I didn't like it. Can't really bring anything interesting into the bases and they become boring, imo.

Ziterdes Dry Earth Paste is one I can recomend if you decide to try it out.

found this tutorial for Ice bases which is amazing.

http://www.vampirecounts.net/Thread-How-to-Base-your-models?page=3

Skipping some underwater effects and painting it opaque with browns and tans then some sand and dirt effects might achieve something like what I was thinking

and here's another less complex crackle paint example.

http://www.chaos-dwarfs.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11743

~Dubbel_Zout

You could also make the bases interesting with a variety of bones/skulls, dry grass, and possibly the occasional beetle/scarab or reptile. I would look into what realm of the Warhammer world you are placing these guys and go from there.