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>>640076
>What the difference between material and texture mod for painting?

let me explain it all so it makes sense

solid view - you can't view the texture (only until you tick, solid textured in the right panel). so its best to NOT paint in it

textured view - will show texture. this will only work if you select the desired texture in UV editor mode, while in edit mode. you SHOULD NOT use that

material view - displays both the material and texture in the viewport. and is the most MOST ideal for any kind of work. will only work if the texture is attached to a material. and you can modify the material in many different ways, like shadeless mode, to display it differently. usually coupled with a simple point light (however hemi is best for painting, because its a global illuminator)

tl;dr use only material mode to display anything, both other mods can display textures but only under certain conditions.
i know it fucks you up but 2.8 will change that.