I think it has turned out great and I am glad people are finding my tutorial useful. I am also guessing you are using a mouse rather than a tablet pen.

By the way there is nothing wrong with following the steps precisely. One of the main aims of the tutorial is to show people techniques I use for my maps. Once you know them you can easily change/adapt them to your needs. As long as you picked up some things along the way then that is all that matters.

As for drawing big cities using this style... well I have done a few. It is very very time consuming I must warn you... =P