Abstract: A paint pan including a shallow pan portion terminating in a reservoir, the reservoir having a common wall with the pan portion, the common wall sloping such that the bottom of the reservoir is narrower than the top, and the sloping wall including a passageway for paint to flow from the reservoir onto the deck of the pan with a hinged valve element in the reservoir which swings from an open position in the reservoir to a closed position covering the passageway and having an actuating element extending through the passageway to a position above the deck of the paint pan.