Ink is nowadays used not only to refill a pen, but also to create scenes of emotive art. /VCG Photo

British snapper Brian Tomlinson has found beauty in colored inks, inspiring his photographs. /VCG Photo

Tomlinson mixes various liquids, such as milk, oils and food coloring, with different inks in a small fish tank filled with water. /VCG Photo

The colors burst from Brian’s elaborate design, like colored ash clouds. Timing, says the photographer, is his biggest challenge. /VCG Photo