Is this Desert/Mars Like

[WAS]

I haven't really worked on a complex shader for a while... so yeah, here we go. I'll try to get some larger ones up soon, I've been optimizing. I find it easier to make something complex and barbaric and optimize it for a still close look then starting simple and working up to a final "simple" version which often lacks a lot of the detail i'd normally have.

Opinions please (been staring at same refs and this for too long need fresh eyes)?

[Dune]

It looks pretty natural to me.

[RichTwo]

The textures are pretty much there as is the coloring.  There are cracked features such as this all over Mars, but more whitish and distinguishable from the smoother surfaces.  I was able to get something similar using a "deep snow" clip, PF mask, and a voronoi cracks set up.

[WAS]

This uses a voronoi noise setup to simply breakup a solid white surface layer masked by "stone shapes" with perlin. Then that surface layer masks the "stones shapes" mask through another surface layer which is not clamped, so I have a uncalmped masked noise that's broken up

[WAS]

I uploaded a example study file that I did on the same principles here: https://planetside.co.uk/forums/index.php/topic,28786.new.html#new

[DocCharly65]

I'd echo Ulco. Nice ground!

I would even say it's usable as some sorts of garden soil.

[Hannes]

Looks very natural!!

[WAS]

I'd echo Ulco. Nice ground!

I would even say it's usable as some sorts of garden soil.

I think i know what you mean. The old mulchy garden beds that gets thr crusty like surface areas when sun beating hard?

[DocCharly65]

I think i know what you mean. The old mulchy garden beds that gets thr crusty like surface areas when sun beating hard?

Exactly... you read my thoughts
I would immediately like to loosen the soil with a small rake and plant a few carrots