How to export an .OBJ model with texture references?

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I’m using Blender 3.5 and I’m having trouble assigning a texture to a model for export to .OBJ . I can get the texture to appear in ‘Texture Paint Mode’. When I export, Blender kicks me back to Object Mode and the flat gray version. There are no texture references in the .MTL or .OBJ files.

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If you are in Texture Paint Mode…Have you saved the texture to disk?
( best if it is in the same folder as the exported Obj file)

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Sorry, Just found that I need to hit “new” in shader mode!