[header] How to clean a paintbrush [title] Wipe the brush on a rag or paper towel. [step] Try to remove as much paint as possible. Getting rid of the excess paint makes the job of cleaning your brush a lot easier! You can do this by wiping your brush on the edge of the paint can as you are finishing up, and then wipe the brush on a rag or paper towel to remove even more paint. 
[title] Rinse the brush in the appropriate solvent. [step] It's okay to use the dirty solvent from your painting session.