Not a bad outcome. But, rather than submit a this tutorial image to your gallery, you should only submit the final outcome, then maybe link to this pic in the description. How many times have you explored an art gallery and found hanging on the wall next to all the skullful paintings, a poster detailing artistic methods? 0. It makes no sense. Why do it here?
Someone's gonna comment on the non-pixel-art font. 
I agree with Lollige.
We do not find MS paint strange here ;)
Welcome to pixel joint, and nice highlights! However, I encourage you to experiment with removing your black lines!
Yes, please remove the NPA text...just the purdy gun.