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Okay guys I am trying to model my baron Sarthonyx with a cape of green stuff that is blowing in the wind the problem being A I have only ever worked with green stuff to fill gaps etc and 2 it would seem that I am a terrible sculptor. I need an easy method for making the cape and some general advice about working with green stuff, your help on this would be greatly appreciated guys.

I wrote something similar somewhere else here, but...
Get a piece or two of baking/oven/wax paper, then mix your gs, and put it between two layers of said paper.
Now you flatten it with a rolling pin/glass/bottle until it is thin enough and let it cure a bit (depending on temperature and ambient moisture, around 10-15'), so that you will not leave fingerprints and it will not stick everywhere.
Now cut an arc of circumference, anywhere from 60° to 180° wide, with a radius about the height of the model, shoulders down. Cut away a small circle where the neck will be.
Helping yourself with pens, pencils, toothpicks, cotton swab or any small circular objects, give it a wavy appearance; I'd suggest a slight curve trasversal, near the neck (to have the cape "blown" backward) and some radial waves - bigger near the middle of the cape - for a billowing effect. You may also make the cape lower on one side, or improvise, to achieve a natural look.
When you are happy with the shape, let it cure completely before attaching it to the model.

Mmmm I could be clearer than this... But I trust you'll get what I meant

Not gonna lie those technical terms fried my brain a little lol

Try this: http://fromthewarp.blogspot.com/2012/06/how-to-sculpt-greenstuff-cloaks-and.html

 FURIOSO wrote:
Okay guys I am trying to model my baron Sarthonyx with a cape of green stuff that is blowing in the wind the problem being A I have only ever worked with green stuff to fill gaps etc and 2 it would seem that I am a terrible sculptor. I need an easy method for making the cape and some general advice about working with green stuff, your help on this would be greatly appreciated guys.

Try hanging the model up in the opposite direction you want the cape to go until it cures. Gravity is your friend.

 FURIOSO wrote:
Not gonna lie those technical terms fried my brain a little lol

Basically, you flatten the gs, then cut/shape a portion of a disc, from one sixth (similar to a pizza slice) to half. Then you cut away a tiny bit off the point (or at the centre of the straight side, if half disc), then with pens/swabs/brush-handles you shape the wavy, wind-blown plies.

Worth of mention: if you wish, you may make a more irregular margin to the bottom (round) end of the cape, to get a rougher, "thrashed" look.

The way I did it on the mini below:
Use milliput to create a negative shape that you want the cape to look like (easier than it sounds - use a paper template cut to the size & shape you want as a guide). Once dry use a little oil (cooking, WD40, release agent) & press in some green stuff. Use a sculpting tool to smooth out the top & wait for it to dry. Cut off any excess.

Looks better than my attempt I must say