title: How to load background images faster?
body: <p>Recently I've been working on a site that incorporates a heavy amount of artwork in the form of large background images. On a lot of high end sites with big budgets large background images seem to load in almost instantly, whereas mine seem to take 1-2 seconds on average. </p>
  
  <p>My questions is, how can I achieve faster loading of background images? I've already compressed my images and used the appropriate file types.</p>
  
  <p>Here's an example of a site with an instantly loading background image:
  <a href="http://lanadelrey.com/" rel="noreferrer">http://lanadelrey.com/</a></p>