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> GIMP is great for editing photos, but a poor choice for creating bitmap (non vector) graphics. It's a big hassle even just to draw a straight line in GIMP. MS Paint is the reverse - easy for graphics, ill-suited for photos.

What? Photos are bitmap graphics and Gimp has nothing to do with vector graphics. You're really confusing a lot.

To draw a straight line in Gimp you just hold shift.

GIMP is not for creating Vector graphics, though you can have vector elements through bezier curves. Inkscape, however is created for this exact purpose.

I've used mtpaint before, it works well for what it's for.