[4] The art kit created for the program is still available, and contains the book, "sketching paper, three drawing pencils, one carbon pencil, three sketching chalks, one kneaded eraser, one shading stump, one sandpaper sharpener, and one laptop drawing surface"[5] Comic book artist, former editor-in-chief for Marvel Comics, and now Marvel Comics' Chief Creative Officer, Joe Quesada specifically credits the program with his interest in art, " I was deeply influenced by television, especially when it came to art and drawing.
Imagine how thrilled I was when one day my dad surprised me with an official Jon Gnagy art kit.
"[9] David Wiesner, multiple Caldecott Medal winning illustrator, recalled watching Jon Gnagy every Saturday morning, and says "this guy was an artist."
"[10] Many videos of the program are available on YouTube uploaded by Jon Gnagy's son-in-law, Thaddeus Seymour, the president of Rollins College from 1978-90.
[11][12][13] Michael Sporn, noted animator, wrote on his company's website: Unrelated to Jon Gnagy, EarthTree Media is using the name Learn to Draw for a series of videos by Øistein Kristiansen aimed at teaching art to children.