I think you should start smaller if you want to improve, it's tough to cotrol the medium at this scale (all the scribbling, the scratchy lines, seen in this piece is an indicator of that). I'd shrink this to no more than half its current size and invest some pixel love.
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I think you should start smaller if you want to improve, it's tough to cotrol the medium at this scale (all the scribbling, the scratchy lines, seen in this piece is an indicator of that). I'd shrink this to no more than half its current size and invest some pixel love.