Jody Steel's in-class thigh doodles - in pictures

Walter White, main character in TV series Breaking Bad, the first portrait that Jody drew on herself Photograph: Jody Steel/Rex Features

Jody'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 practice Photograph: Jody Steel/Rex Features

Daenerys Targaryen, played by Emilia Clarke, with a dragon from the TV show Game of Thrones Photograph: Jody Steel/Rex Features

Jody turns to the animal kingdom, with an octopus doodle Photograph: Jody Steel/Rex Features

Actor Joseph Gordon Levitt Photograph: Jody Steel/Rex Features

Explaining 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 Features

Of 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 Features

Radiohead's Thom Yorke Photograph: Jody Steel/Rex Features

Freddy Krueger from A Nightmare on Elm Street Photograph: Jody Steel/Rex Features

Actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson Photograph: Jody Steel/Rex Features

During 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 illustrations Photograph: Jody Steel/Reuters

Nineteen-year-old Jody graduates college next year and has since thought about pursuing a career in tattooing Photograph: Jody Steel/Rex Features