File:OriginalSparrow.jpg

Summary

Early character sketches of Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow by Crash McCreery. An early costume concept during development of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.

Source

Yahoo.

Fair use for Jack Sparrow

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3. The image is only used once and is rendered in low resolution to avoid piracy.
4. The image has been published outside Wikipedia by the DVD, intended for mass distribution.
5. The image meets general Wikipedia content requirements and is encyclopedic, portraying Sparrow's initial intention as a supporting trickster.
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