"He who marches out of step hears another drum." ~ Ken Kesey
Thanks Gil (I suppose!) Said it before but DC blends w/ no UB rule. Just can't do it as well with Plas. When the dots steam off they "melt" together just a bit, resulting in an almost seamless fade.
Here's my thinking on this. The image looks like it should work best with a gray base down first. and one white on top using a mesh that will put down a little more ink for bright coverage. That should be a 230. The base gray down first, on 305 mesh provides a light lay down...that will soak into the shirt more...helping the fade. The gray ink will be (just enough) to help support the top white to stay bright enough. You don't need a bright white down first (to support the top white). Since the art at the fade is gray, this makes for a very good choice.