Walter White, main character in TV series Breaking Bad, the first portrait that Jody drew on herselfPhotograph: Jody Steel/Rex FeaturesJody's leg images have often been mistaken for professional tattoos, despite her having no formal training as an illustrator - a fact which she attributes to relentless practicePhotograph: Jody Steel/Rex FeaturesDaenerys Targaryen, played by Emilia Clarke, with a dragon from the TV show Game of ThronesPhotograph: Jody Steel/Rex Features
Jody turns to the animal kingdom, with an octopus doodlePhotograph: Jody Steel/Rex FeaturesActor Joseph Gordon LevittPhotograph: Jody Steel/Rex FeaturesExplaining why she started leg doodling, Jody said: "I began drawing on my legs during my classes and lectures. I've also drawn on notebook paper, but I found that drawing on my legs was both quicker and more efficient - not to mention my legs are just as pale as paper. It takes anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour to complete the drawings. Photograph: Jody Steel/Rex FeaturesOf this image Jody said "I did this drawing of my thigh ripping open before I went to college. It's been posted on tattoo websites claiming it to be one of the best ripped skinned tattoos. It's not even a tattoo!"Photograph: Jody Steel/Rex FeaturesRadiohead's Thom YorkePhotograph: Jody Steel/Rex FeaturesFreddy Krueger from A Nightmare on Elm Street Photograph: Jody Steel/Rex FeaturesActor Aaron Taylor-JohnsonPhotograph: Jody Steel/Rex FeaturesDuring one of Jody's lectures a tutor caught her drawing: However, rather than punishing her she commissioned Jody to illustrate an anthology she was editing, Steaming into a Victorian Future, in which there are 26 of Jody's illustrationsPhotograph: Jody Steel/ReutersNineteen-year-old Jody graduates college next year and has since thought about pursuing a career in tattooingPhotograph: Jody Steel/Rex Features
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