Before fully committing to my idea I decided to mock up a quick plan of my final design and test out the origami aspect of it. First I folded up the design (Yoshizawa Butterfly) on regular cartridge paper:
I then unfolded the paper and scanned it so I could get the exact location of the fold lines for my design.
Once I had the scan I imported it into Illustrator and used the pen tool to fill in each 'facet' of the finished model in differing shades of the same colour palate.
I then printed the design out on regular cartridge paper, cut the square portion out and then folded the origami model again. This is how the final product came out:
Overall I really pleased with how my test went. It worked exactly as I wanted it to and reassures me that my idea will work in the real world. My only concern at this stage is the weight of the WoodStock paper that I need to promote being too heavy, making folding intricate designs much harder.