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A CodePen by Rachel Nabors. Parallax backgrounds with walk cycle - Multiple background images with CSS3 animation create a multi-depth parallax affect. This is what parallax was meant for.
<div class="foreground"></div>
<div class="midground">
<div class="tuna"></div>
</div>
<div class="background">
</div>
.tuna {
animation: walk-cycle 1s steps(11, end) infinite;
background: url(http://www.rachelnabors.com/animation/toys/img/tuna_sprite.png) 0 0 no-repeat;
height: 200px;
width: 400px;
position: absolute;
bottom: 1px;
left: 50%;
margin-left: -200px;
}
@keyframes walk-cycle {
0% {background-position: 0 0; }
100% {background-position: 0 100%; }
}
.foreground, .midground, .background, .background div {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
position: absolute;
top: 0; left: 0;
}
.foreground {
animation: parallax_fg linear 10s infinite both;
background: url(http://stash.rachelnabors.com/24ways2012/foreground_grass.png) 0 100% repeat-x;
z-index: 3;
}
@keyframes parallax_fg {
0% { background-position: -3584px 100%;}
100% {background-position: 0 100%; }
}
.midground {
animation: parallax_mg linear 20s infinite;
background: url(http://stash.rachelnabors.com/24ways2012/midground_grass.png) 0 100% repeat-x;
z-index: 2;
}
@keyframes parallax_mg {
0% { background-position: -3000px 100%;}
100% {background-position: 0 100%; }
}
.background {
background-image:
url(http://stash.rachelnabors.com/24ways2012/background_mountain5.png),
url(http://stash.rachelnabors.com/24ways2012/background_mountain4.png),
url(http://stash.rachelnabors.com/24ways2012/background_mountain3.png),
url(http://stash.rachelnabors.com/24ways2012/background_mountain2.png),
url(http://stash.rachelnabors.com/24ways2012/background_mountain1.png);
background-repeat: repeat-x;
background-position: 0 100%;
z-index: 1;
animation: parallax_bg linear 40s infinite;
}
@keyframes parallax_bg {
0% { background-position: -2400px 100%, -2000px 100%, -1800px 100%, -1600px 100%, -1200px 100%;}
100% {background-position: 0 100%, 0 100%, 0 100%, 0 100%, 0 100%; }
}
body {
background: linear-gradient(top, rgba(255,255,255,1) 0%,rgba(255,255,255,0) 100%),
#d2d2d2 url(http://stash.rachelnabors.com/24ways2012/background_clouds.png);
}
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