Diamond shapes within Revolution slider - slider

I tried to create diamond shape images into the Slider Revolution like you can see ​here. Unfortunately I cannot figure out how to create diamond images in Slider Revolution.
Actions:
I created custom square shape in Slider Revolution.
I rotated the square shape 45 degrees. So far so good!
I changed background of square with layer CSS:
{background-image: url("../wp-content/uploads/2016/04/SBLi-brand-signs-G-STAR-RAW.jpg");}
Result:
1.. Background image viewed in slider-revolution customizer but not on front-end website.
2. Background image rotated together with the square, how do I rotate back the background or is there a smarter, easier way to create diamond images in Slider Revolution?
I attached a image for better understanding of my diamond image issue :)

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