I think it's really good to draw simplistic things with mspaint and after that you vectorizie... er... it with inkscape.
The reason why I do this is because I haven't got a tablet.
The reason why I do this is because I haven't got a tablet.
Hmm, I haven't tried that before. Sounds intriguing. I use inkscape mostly for the Trace Bitmap function 
So much easier than tracing lineart out with the pen tool! 
So much easier than tracing lineart out with the pen tool! Yeah, why not