Colour filter photography

i am quite new to photography, i've been out and about shooting mostly natre over the last half year. but recently, i've started a photography course and portraits are a big thing in it. i've colletcted the materials for a studio set up (white sheet as a backdrop, lights and stands, budget colour filters, the lot) and what i want to do with it is make some self portraits in blue and red light.

not too long ago i photographed a cow in a field and that whole picture turned out blue as if a haze of smoke hung over it and that was to do with the white balance. so, the question is: what should i keep in technique and settings to make this experiment successfull.

the camera will be a Nikon D750 with an 85mm f1.8 lens (alternatively a 24-120mm or 70-300mm)