<figure class="snip1104 red">
  <img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s.cdpn.io/331810/sample33.jpg" alt="sample33" />
  <figcaption>
    <h2>Jean  <span> Myers</span></h2>
  </figcaption>
  <a href="#"></a>
</figure>
<figure class="snip1104 blue hover"><img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s.cdpn.io/331810/sample34.jpg" alt="sample34" />
  <figcaption>
    <h2>Lynn  <span> Reyes</span></h2>
  </figcaption>
  <a href="#"></a>
</figure>
<figure class="snip1104"><img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s.cdpn.io/331810/sample35.jpg" alt="sample35" />
  <figcaption>
    <h2>Tracy <span> Logan</span></h2>
  </figcaption>
  <a href="#"></a>
</figure>
/* Included color classes.. 
	.red 
	.blue 
	.yellow 
*/

@import url(https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Raleway:400,800);
figure.snip1104 {
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  width: 100%;
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}

figure.snip1104 * {
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}

figure.snip1104 img {
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  position: relative;
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}

figure.snip1104 figcaption {
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}

figure.snip1104 h2 {
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}

figure.snip1104 h2 span {
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}

figure.snip1104:before {
  height: 100%;
  width: 100%;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  content: '';
  background: #ffffff;
  position: absolute;
  -webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
  transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
  -webkit-transform: rotate(110deg) translateY(-50%);
  transform: rotate(110deg) translateY(-50%);
}

figure.snip1104 a {
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  position: absolute;
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}

figure.snip1104.blue {
  background: #123851;
}

figure.snip1104.blue h2 {
  background: #0a212f;
}

figure.snip1104.red {
  background: #581a14;
}

figure.snip1104.red h2 {
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}

figure.snip1104.yellow {
  background: #7f5006;
}

figure.snip1104.yellow h2 {
  background: #583804;
}

figure.snip1104:hover img,
figure.snip1104.hover img {
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}

figure.snip1104:hover h2,
figure.snip1104.hover h2 {
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}

figure.snip1104:hover:before,
figure.snip1104.hover:before {
  -webkit-transform: rotate(110deg) translateY(-150%);
  transform: rotate(110deg) translateY(-150%);
}


/* Demo purposes only */
html {
  height: 100%;
}
body {
  background-color: #212121;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  flex-flow: wrap;
  margin: 0;
  height: 100%;
}
  /* Demo purposes only */
  $("figure").mouseleave(
    function() {
      $(this).removeClass("hover");
    }
  );

External CSS

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External JavaScript

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