Background images / textures are being used and implemented in many ways, often adding the nicest of finishing touches to a website. It is now in CSS3 we can apply background image dimensions as well as use multiple background images.

Shadows have been around since the beginning of CSS2, however the only browser supporting them then (and continually now) was Safari. Shadows can be applied in CSS3 to borders, images as well as affecting text as well.

Give your borders a more color / colour filled effect with CSS3 using the border-color property.

Use CSS3 border-radius to make your corners rounded! In this edition of the CSS3 series, we use the third generation Style Sheet language to round the corners of our layers both collectively and individually.

The Zen Elements CSS3 Series has just completed an overhaul (Updated 3rd April, 2010), not only providing a few additional CSS3 tutorials but also a revised CSS3 Browser Compatibility Chart!