How do you change a picture to RGB in The GIMP?

Ive opened a picture that ive done which is just a sketch in black and white to colour with The GIMP, but it says its in grayscale...How do I change it? Its only letting me put colours on in grays.How do you change a picture to RGB in The GIMP?
On the window of the image you have open go to the toolbar and select Image. Then select Mode. Next, select RGB.



I hope this helps.How do you change a picture to RGB in The GIMP?
also note you could scan in color instead of grayscale, allowing more detail and information in file, image%26gt; mode/ %26gt;



Inkscape. with option to trace bitmap outline to path,can export as png, or save as svg, and open in gimp with ghost cript add-on features,

http://www.inkscape.org/screenshots/inde

..How do you change a picture to RGB in The GIMP?
use photoshop

1-open the picture

2-click image- mode -rgb

3-save your picture